- Obcordate
- Obcordate Ob*cor"date, a. [Pref. ob- + cordate.] Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate; as, an obcordate petal or leaf. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Obcordate
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obcordate — [äb kôr′dāt] adj. [ OB + CORDATE] Bot. heart shaped and joined to the stem at the apex: said of certain leaves … English World dictionary
obcordate — adjective Date: circa 1775 heart shaped with the notch apical < obcordate leaf > … New Collegiate Dictionary
obcordate — adj. [L. ob, inverse; cor, heart] Inversely heartshaped … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
obcordate — /ob kawr dayt/, adj. Bot. heart shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end, as a leaf. [1765 75; OB + CORDATE] * * * … Universalium
obcordate — adjective Of a reversed cordate shape; heart shaped but attached to the stalk by the pointed end … Wiktionary
obcordate — adj. (Botany) heart shaped with apex in a downward direction … English contemporary dictionary
obcordate — [ɒb kɔ:deɪt] adjective Botany (of a leaf) in the shape of a heart with the pointed end at the base … English new terms dictionary
obcordate — ob·cordate … English syllables
obcordate — ob•cor•date [[t]ɒbˈkɔr deɪt[/t]] adj. bot heart shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end, as a leaf • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
obcordate — /ɒbˈkɔdeɪt/ (say ob kawdayt) adjective (of a leaf) heart shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end. {ob + cordate} …
